campaign, Montenegro emphasized his support for President Donald Trump. During the campaign, it was revealed that he had received nude selfies and other sexual pictures from a female capitol staffer, although her attorney confirmed there was no physical relationship between the two. The staffer reportedly sent multiple sexual pics of herself, including a topless photo, to which Montenegro requested she send them on Snapchat, which deletes photos immediately. Montenegro initially called the story "false tabloid trash", but when texts of the files were presented indicating not only his acceptance of the photos, but being an active participant in the sexting, he admitted to the story and denied only a few parts. He ultimately said, "I am confident the voters will see through these deplorable pack of lies thrown out by a liberal attorney with a clear agenda of attacking conservatives." He was subsequently defeated in the GOP primary by former AZ State Senator Debbie Lesko, who went on to defeat the Democratic nominee Hiral Tipirneni. Personal life Steve also serves as Associate Pastor at the Surprise Apostolic Assembly. He has served on the Advisory Board of the Arizona Charter Academy. Elections 2016 Term limited, and with incumbent Senator Don Shooter running for the house instead, Montenegro ran for the Arizona senate, defeating Diane Landis in the Republican Primary and was unopposed in the general election. 2014 Montenegro and Darin Mitchell defeated Diane Landis in the Republican primary. Mitchell and Montenegro defeated Steve Hansen in the general election. 2012 Redistricted to District 13, Montenegro ran in the three-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Montenegro placed first, Darin Mitchell placed second with 8,572 votes, and Representative Russell Jones, who was redistricted from District 24, placed third; Montenegro won the first seat in the 2012 general election. References External links Campaign site Legislative homepage Biography at Ballotpedia Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Arizona State University alumni Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Arizona Salvadoran emigrants to the United States 2012 United States presidential electors 21st-century American politicians American Pentecostal pastors American politicians of Salvadoran descent Living people 1981 births